[plug] Random cc segfaults?

[Chris Caston]

On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 20:09, Trevor Phillips wrote:
> Gah! This is driving me mad! I'm trying to compile something (Kernel 2.6.1 
> in fact) on a Debian/Sarge box, with a Celeron 2.2GHz CPU. Every now & 
> again, compilation dies, with gcc segfaulting. If I repeat the build 
> command, it continues where it leaves off, and is fine.
> 
> I've also had it very occasionally just sit there thrashing, and never 
> finishing a compile.
> 
> This is also not a new problem (it just rears its head whenever I go to 
> recompile the kernel ^_^).
> 
> What could be the cause of these problems? I've tested the RAM, & it's fine.
> Could it be a dodgy CPU? Is there any CPU equivalent to RAM's memtest86?
> Could it be a dodgy motherboard?

You could also try using a different swap partition.

> How can I isolate and prove what the source of the problem is?
> If I just continue the build, is there a chance other errors have snuck in 
> to the build (without build errors), which may come back to haunt me later?
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